Does a workbench stack exist for open source projects?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:51 pm
While gathering notes, button scripts, graphics etc for a new open source project, I found myself longing for a stack that could keep everything in easy reach.
The first card would contain a Table of Contents navigation table with tabbed view options of the stack's contents. On openstack, a datagrid would receive updated info on each card's unique name and other key info.
Then the Table of Contents would pull in info from the datagrid relevant to each tabbed view.
The first tab might show a sorted list of top-level categories (such as LC Tips, Images, Polygons, Button Scripts, Custom Menus, Widgets) with expandable text to reveal specific card names in that category. The second tab might sort and show a list of all cards by alphabetical name. A third by date created, etc.
Clicking on any card in the Table of Contents lists would go to the card where the resources awaited.
Ideally, it would offer default views – but also allow for customization. I recall long ago, in Hypercard or Oracle Media Objects days, a navigation field that could be directly edited to add a name of a desired card. On switching back to browse mode, the field would then auto-create and name the new card, if a card by that name did not already exist in the stack.
There's a plugin for commercial LC project developers that appears to have a similar intent (and way more features than the above) – http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser-videos.html.
Is there a workbench stack of this kind available for open source LC developers? Would something like it be useful? If it would fill a need, I'll be glad to make a start on a prototype that can be shared and improved.
Best,
Mark
The first card would contain a Table of Contents navigation table with tabbed view options of the stack's contents. On openstack, a datagrid would receive updated info on each card's unique name and other key info.
Then the Table of Contents would pull in info from the datagrid relevant to each tabbed view.
The first tab might show a sorted list of top-level categories (such as LC Tips, Images, Polygons, Button Scripts, Custom Menus, Widgets) with expandable text to reveal specific card names in that category. The second tab might sort and show a list of all cards by alphabetical name. A third by date created, etc.
Clicking on any card in the Table of Contents lists would go to the card where the resources awaited.
Ideally, it would offer default views – but also allow for customization. I recall long ago, in Hypercard or Oracle Media Objects days, a navigation field that could be directly edited to add a name of a desired card. On switching back to browse mode, the field would then auto-create and name the new card, if a card by that name did not already exist in the stack.
There's a plugin for commercial LC project developers that appears to have a similar intent (and way more features than the above) – http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser-videos.html.
Is there a workbench stack of this kind available for open source LC developers? Would something like it be useful? If it would fill a need, I'll be glad to make a start on a prototype that can be shared and improved.
Best,
Mark